Download PTU B.Tech 2020 March EE 4th Sem 72449 Power Plant Engineering Question Paper

Download PTU (I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University Jalandhar (IKGPTU) ) BE/BTech EE (Electrical Engineering) 2020 March 4th Sem 72449 Power Plant Engineering Previous Question Paper

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Roll No. Total No. of Pages : 02
Total No. of Questions : 09
B.Tech.(EE) PT (Sem.?4)
POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Subject Code : BTEE-406
M.Code : 72449
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :
1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying TWO marks
each.
2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students
have to attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains THREE questions carrying TEN marks each and students
have to attempt any TWO questions.

SECTION-A
1. Write briefly :
(a) Define Dalton?s law of partial pressure.
(b) How steam generators are being classified?
(c) Discuss the role of a feed water heater in a steam power plant.
(d) What is ?specific speed? of a turbine?
(e) Define Nuclear Fission.
(f) What do you mean by binding energy?
(g) Write a short note on ?gas turbine fuels?.
(h) What are the essential components of a diesel power plant?
(i) Discuss the benefits of combined operation of various power plants.
(j) Discuss the types of pollution caused by nuclear power plants.
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1 | M - 7 2 4 4 9 ( S 2 ) - 1 8 6 9
Roll No. Total No. of Pages : 02
Total No. of Questions : 09
B.Tech.(EE) PT (Sem.?4)
POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Subject Code : BTEE-406
M.Code : 72449
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :
1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying TWO marks
each.
2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students
have to attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains THREE questions carrying TEN marks each and students
have to attempt any TWO questions.

SECTION-A
1. Write briefly :
(a) Define Dalton?s law of partial pressure.
(b) How steam generators are being classified?
(c) Discuss the role of a feed water heater in a steam power plant.
(d) What is ?specific speed? of a turbine?
(e) Define Nuclear Fission.
(f) What do you mean by binding energy?
(g) Write a short note on ?gas turbine fuels?.
(h) What are the essential components of a diesel power plant?
(i) Discuss the benefits of combined operation of various power plants.
(j) Discuss the types of pollution caused by nuclear power plants.
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SECTION-B
2. Discuss the problems in ash handling. With the help of a neat sketch describe the working
of any one type of ash handling system.
3. Name the different type of hydro-turbines. Explain any two of them in detail.
4. Find the power produced by fissioning 5 grams of U
235
per day.
5. Draw the layout of a diesel power plant and explain it in detail.
6. Discuss the advantages of interconnections of various power plants.

SECTION-C
7. Explain briefly :
(a) Open and closed cycles for gas turbines
(b) Electrostatic precipitator
8. A proposed hydro-electric station has a available head of 25 m, a catchment area of
5?10
7
m
2
, the rainfall for which is 120 cm per annum. If 75% of the total rainfall can be
collected, calculate the power that could be generated. Assume overall efficiency as 65%.
9. How nuclear reactors are being classified? Explain with the help of suitable diagrams.






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